WO2014078783A1 - Composant à coussinets déformables - Google Patents

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WO2014078783A1
WO2014078783A1 PCT/US2013/070546 US2013070546W WO2014078783A1 WO 2014078783 A1 WO2014078783 A1 WO 2014078783A1 US 2013070546 W US2013070546 W US 2013070546W WO 2014078783 A1 WO2014078783 A1 WO 2014078783A1
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Virgiliu-Adrian Savu
Timothy E. Geiman
Allan KEEBLE
Timothy LAUGHLIN
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Gkn Sinter Metals, Llc
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Priority to US14/442,452 priority Critical patent/US9670953B2/en
Priority to CN201380059910.0A priority patent/CN104797833B/zh
Priority to JP2015542872A priority patent/JP6434417B2/ja
Priority to DE112013005510.4T priority patent/DE112013005510T5/de
Priority to IN656KON2015 priority patent/IN2015KN00656A/en
Publication of WO2014078783A1 publication Critical patent/WO2014078783A1/fr

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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C9/00Bearings for crankshafts or connecting-rods; Attachment of connecting-rods
    • F16C9/04Connecting-rod bearings; Attachments thereof
    • F16C9/045Connecting-rod bearings; Attachments thereof the bearing cap of the connecting rod being split by fracturing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C7/00Connecting-rods or like links pivoted at both ends; Construction of connecting-rod heads
    • F16C7/02Constructions of connecting-rods with constant length
    • F16C7/023Constructions of connecting-rods with constant length for piston engines, pumps or the like
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C35/00Rigid support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers
    • F16C35/02Rigid support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers in the case of sliding-contact bearings
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C9/00Bearings for crankshafts or connecting-rods; Attachment of connecting-rods
    • F16C9/04Connecting-rod bearings; Attachments thereof
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C2226/00Joining parts; Fastening; Assembling or mounting parts
    • F16C2226/50Positive connections
    • F16C2226/60Positive connections with threaded parts, e.g. bolt and nut connections
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C35/00Rigid support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C35/00Rigid support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers
    • F16C35/04Rigid support of bearing units; Housings, e.g. caps, covers in the case of ball or roller bearings

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  • This invention relates to features on a surface of a component in which the surface of the component is brought into contact with another surface under clamping pressure or load.
  • a bearing cap may be mounted, connected, or otherwise attached to a mating component in order to capture a bearing element between a pair of semicircular surfaces found on the bearing cap and the mating component, respectively.
  • the bearing cap is attached to the mating component by passing bolts through two legs of the bearing cap in which the two legs straddle the semi-circular area into which the bearing element is received. Upon the tightening of these bolts, the bearing element is captured between the bearing cap and the mating element.
  • components which have one or more deformable pads formed on a surface thereof. These deformable pads are formed on a surface of the component and are configured to contact a surface of another component under compaction ox pressure at an interface between the two components.
  • the top surface of the deformable pad is initially disposed above the interface surface of the component (i.e., away from the body of the component), such that, the pad is deformable downward into the surface of the component as two components are brought into contact with one another under load.
  • a component is disclosed for contact with a mating component during
  • the component includes a body having an interface surface in which the body is adapted to be contacted with the mating component at the
  • the component has one or more deformable pads formed in the interface surface.
  • the deformable pad or pads each have a top surface that is offset outwardly from the interface surface relative to the body.
  • the deformable pad or pads each also have a groove surrounding respective pad in which the groove is offset inwardly from the interface surface relative to the body,
  • the component may be a powder metal component and the body may be a powder metal body.
  • the powder metal component may be aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • the component may be a bearing cap for a half shaft.
  • the bearing cap may include a paii" of bolt holes.
  • There may be two deformable pads proximate an opening of each bolt hole at the interface surface. Centers of the. two deformable pads may be separated 180 degrees from one another about the opening of each bolt hole. In some forms, the two deformable pads may be positioned along a line extending through the axes of the two bolt holes .
  • a component of the type described above may be attached with a mating component to form an assembly.
  • the assembly includes a component including a body having an interface surface with one or more deformable pads formed in the interface surface.
  • Each deformable pad has a top surface that is offset outwardly from the interface surface relative to the body and a groove
  • the assembly further includes a mating component having an interface surface.
  • the interface surface of the body of the component contacts the interface surface of the mating component ⁇ or the interface surfaces contact a gasket therebetween) .
  • the component and mating component are connected together under an applied load to deform the deformable pad or pads.
  • the assembly can further include bolts that fasten the component to the mating component. These bolts may create the applied load to deform the deformable pad or pads such that the interface surfaces contact one another. It is contemplated that in other types of assemblies, f other than bolts might be applied or that a clamping force may be otherwise created between the component and the mating component.
  • the materials of the assembly may be selected such that the mating component is harder and less deformable than the component with the deformable pads. In this way, the deformable pad or pads can be ensured to be the feature that exhibits the most deformation.
  • the component and the mating component may be powder metal components (that is, may be powder metal components made using powder metal processes such as compacting and sintering of powder metal to form a unitary powder metal body) .
  • the powder metal component may be made of aluminum or may be an aluminum alloy .
  • the component In the assembly, the component may be a bearing cap for a half shaft and include a pair of bolt holes for attachment of the component and mating component using bolts. Deformable pads of various arrangements and configurations may be placed along the interface s;irface and, in particular, in the region of the bolt holes.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a deformable pad formed on an interface surface, of an end of a leg of a powder metal component in the form of a bearing cap.
  • FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the bear d ing cap showing one possible placement of the deformable pads about ends of the two leg .
  • FIG. 3 is an illustration comparing two cases for contact in which in one of the cases illustrated in FIG. 3a ⁇ case 1) there is no deformable pad and in the other one of the cases illustrated in FIG. 3b (case 2) there is a deformable pad.
  • FIG. 3c illustrates the initial deformation of the deformable pad under an applied compressive load.
  • FIG. .1 one end of an exemplary bearing cap 10 is illustrated in perspective, A bottom view of the entire bearing cap 10 is further illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • the beax-ing cap 10 includes a body 12 having a ' central section 14 with a first leg 16 and a second leg 18 on opposing sides thereof.
  • the central section 14 has a semi-circular surface 20 formed thereon centrally disposed between the two legs 16 and 18 for the reception of a bearing element during the mounting of the bearing cap 10 to a mating component (the mating component will have an opposing semi -circular surface to receive and capture the bearing element between the semi -circular surfaces) .
  • FIG. 2 a bolt hole 22 and interface surface 24 are illustrated on the end of the second leg 18 similar to the bolt hole 22 and interface surface 24 found on the end of the first leg 16.
  • the two legs 16 and 18 are generally symmetrical about the central section 14 of the bearing cap 10.
  • a deformable pad 26 is shown as being positioned on the interface surface 24 around the bolt hole 22, Although only one deformable pad 26 is shown in FIG. 1 given the particular area of illustration, multiple pads 26 around each of the bolt holes 22 may be present as is better illustrated in FIG. 2. In the embodiment shown, these deformable pads 26 " are positioned on opposite sides of each of the bolt holes 22 and the pads 26 are separated 180 degrees apart about the central axis of the bolt hole 22. In some forms, these pads 26 may be disposed along a centerline extending through both bolt hole axes to avoid torsional stresses on the part being clamped ⁇ that is, the bearing element) .
  • the pads 26 are rotated 90 degrees from this centerline.
  • the pads 26 may take other ax"rangements about the bolt holes.
  • the pads 26 rotated approximately 45 degrees to the centerline on the surfaces .
  • these pads 26 may be in different quantities or arrangements.
  • the pads 26 may take any one of a number of different shapes.
  • the deformable pad 26 may be doughnut-shaped and form a ring at the interface surface 24 around the opening of the bolt hole 22.
  • top peak, top plateau, or top surface 28 of the deformable pad 26 extends away the body 12 of the bearing cap 10 relative to the interface surface 24.
  • the top surface 28 is parallel with the interface surface 24 and is offset outwardly relative to the body 12 (that is, away from the volume of the material found in the body 12 ⁇ .
  • This top surface 28 defines the initial area of contact between the bearing cap 10 (or whatever component it is disposed on) and the mating component.
  • the deformable pad or pads 26 are integral with the powder metal body 12.
  • Each deformable pad 26 comprises a stem which can be composed of the same matex-ial as the base component or of a dissimilar material, as may be the case in a composite component, in which more than one type of material is used to form the component.
  • the function of the stem is to undergo elastic-plastic deformation with progressively enlarging its cross-sectional area under compressive loads and to
  • the deformable pad 26 further includes a trash groove 30 or moat surrounding the area of the deformable pad 26.
  • This groove 30 is offset toward the body 12 of the bearing cap 10 relative to the interface surface 24, The groove 30 is designed to accommodate the laterally outward deformation or mushrooming of the deformation pad 26 under a compressive load or clamping force during the assembly of the bearing cap 10 to the mating component in which the top surface 28 of the deformable pad 26 is compressed against the interface surface of the mating component.
  • This deformable pad 26 and the trash groove 30 can be
  • the groove 30 is located at the base of the stem of the deformable pad 26 and can permit the stem to expand or be deformed entirely below the interface surface 24 when the interface surface 24 is in contact with the mating component. This means the interface surface 24 of the component having the deformable pads 26 and the corresponding surface of the other mating component may be made flush with one another as long as the groove 30 is designed to have sufficient volume to receive the volume of the stem or pad 26 initially above the interface surface 24.
  • the overall function of the pads 26 are to minimize the displacement of the interfacing components subjected to a unique load range thereby reducing the maximum stresses and the stress range associated with any over-constraints subjected to the bodies except the locus of applied loads and interface contact. It is contemplated that the materials selected for each of the components and the design parameters of the deformable pad and corresponding trash groove may be selected to achieve the desired deformation profile over the range of loads during clamping.
  • the deformable pad or pads 26 can be produced in a powder metal component, in this example the bearing cap 10, during compaction and sintering of a powder metal material to form the powder tnetal component.
  • the tooling used to compact the powder may nave the negative form of the deformation pad or pads formed in it so that the deformation pad or pads are formed in the preform during the compaction step, prior to sintering.
  • the fabrication steps for forming the powder metal component can also include other additional processing steps.
  • these other processing steps may include finishing steps such as drilling to establish the final dimensions of bolt, holes 22 or grinding to establish flatness of particular surfaces of the component .
  • the component containing the deformable pads 26 is formed from a powder metal material, this may leave the component less than fully dense, as powder metal components typically have some amount of porosity, even after sintering.
  • the component may be a powder metal component made using liquid phase sintering and may have a density of 98% of theoretical density.
  • the materials of the components can be selected to ensure that the deformable pad deforms elastically or plastically rather than is pressed or indented into the surface of the mating component.
  • the deformable pad may be made of a comparably softer or more deformable material than the material of the mating component, which may be made of a comparably harder or less deformable material.
  • the component having the deformable pads may comprise aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • the deformable pads may have a density different than the majority of the bulk of the component, making the deformable pads comparably more easily deformable. As sintered powder metal parts are usually less than fully dense, powder metal parts often have some internal porosity.
  • the deformable pads might be made of a different powder metal material that is more readily deformable or may be differently treated.
  • the deformable pads of the component might be masked during heat treatment or carburization (that adversely alters deformability) to promote the deformability of the pads relative to other component parts.
  • the component is placed against a mating component such that an interface surface of the component faces an interface surface of the mating component. Because the interface surface of the component contains deformable pads, these deformable pads initially contact the interface, surface of the mating component. It will be appreciated that in some forms, only one of the components may have deformable pads, while in other forms, both of the components may have deformable pads that contact the opposing interface surface.
  • the components are then subjected to a compressive load (which may be applied by the tightening of bolts or other such fasteners) in order to draw the component and the mating component together. As this compressive force is applied, the deformable pads mushroom or deform into the trash grooves as the interface surfaces are drawn toward one another. This provides a compressive load (which may be applied by the tightening of bolts or other such fasteners) in order to draw the component and the mating component together. As this compressive force is applied, the deformable pads mushroom or deform into the trash grooves as the interface surfaces are drawn toward one another.
  • the component having the deformable pad(s) and the mating component may make direct contact with one another at the interface surfaces.
  • the height dimension of the deformable pad or pads as well as its elastic properties may be engineered to apply a desired amount of pressure to the gasket that is captured between the interface surfaces of the components .
  • the component assembly may be a spherical bearing cap for a half shaft on a front wheel drive portion of a vehicle.
  • the bolts holding bearing caps of this type are tightened down, the bolts typically need to be tightened simultaneously to prevent cracking o the bearing cap.
  • the introduction of these deformable pads may improve the ability of the bolts to be separately tightened down without causing damage to the bearing cap.
  • the clamping arrangement with deformable pads described in this application could be applied to types of assemblies other than assemblies for capture of a bearing.
  • the assembly components may preferably include at least one powder metal component, that none, one, or both of the components may be made from powder metal.
  • the components might potentially be made in other ways (for example, casting instead of using powder metal production techniques) and the materials of the two components could be similar (for example, two aluminum or two ferrous powder metal parts might be assembled together) or dissimilar (for example, an aluminum powder metal component might be attached to a ferrous powder metal component) .
  • FIG. 3 two cases are presented in which the compressive attachment of a component and a mating component are illustrated to form an assembly.
  • the component is a bearing cap and the mating component is a
  • the compressive force P is the force applied by the bolts used to join the two components.
  • a first case, case 1 is illustrated in FIG. 3a in which there are no deformable pads on either component.
  • case 1 a component 40 and a mating component 50 are illustrated just prior to compression of the interface surface 42 of the component against the intex-face surface 52 of the mating component 50 under a compressive load P.
  • the component 40 and the mating component 50 each have a spring constant, k, assuming they are made of similar 1 materials.
  • the component 40 has a height hi and the
  • Elating component 50 has a height h 2 .
  • the overall displacement di during compression can be modeled by the
  • case 2 which is illustrated in FIG. 3b and which further includes the deformable pad 26 on one of the components 10.
  • the deformable pad 26 has a height, g, which extends above the interface surface 24 of the component 10 and a spring constant k ! , which may be different that the spring constant k of the material of the mating component 50 and the component 10.
  • the components are otherwise similar to the assembly found in case 1, but for the addition of the deformable pad 24, and are subjected to a compressive load P, the
  • deformation of deformable pad 26 can be seen.
  • the solid lines indicate the initial geometry of the component 10 and deformable pad. 26.
  • the dotted line B indicates the new profile of the
  • the deformable pad 26 begins to mushroom or deform outward under the compressive load P and begins to fill the space of the trash groove 30, which is generally denoted at the dotted line A. Upon further compression, the trash groove 30 will continue to fill with the material of the deformable pad 26 until the interface surfaces 24 and 52 come into contact with one another (or an intermediate gasket depending on the particular arrangement). Within this range of deformation (that is, from initial part geometries until the interface surfaces contact one another or an intermediate gasket, if the assembly is so

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  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
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Composant (10) conçu pour être en contact avec un composant homologue (50) pendant la fixation des composants l'un à l'autre afin de former un ensemble associé dans lequel un coussinet ou des coussinets déformables (26) améliorent la répartition de la contrainte. Le composant comprend un corps possédant une surface d'interface dans laquelle le corps est conçu pour être en contact avec le composant homologue au niveau de la surface d'interface du corps. Un ou plusieurs coussinets déformables sont formés dans la surface d'interface. Chaque coussinet déformable possède une surface supérieure qui est décalée vers l'extérieur depuis la surface d'interface par rapport au corps et une rainure entourant le coussinet déformable qui est décalé vers l'intérieur depuis la surface d'interface par rapport au corps.
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CN201380059910.0A CN104797833B (zh) 2012-11-19 2013-11-18 具有可变形衬垫的部件
JP2015542872A JP6434417B2 (ja) 2012-11-19 2013-11-18 変形自在パッドを備えたコンポーネント
DE112013005510.4T DE112013005510T5 (de) 2012-11-19 2013-11-18 Komponente mit verformbaren Pads
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